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Angiostrongylus

A genus of parasitic nematodes of the superfamily METASTRONGYLOIDEA. Two species, ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS and A. vasorum, infest the lungs of rats and dogs, respectively. A. cantonensis is transmissible to man where it causes frequently fatal infection of the central nervous system.

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A genus of parasitic nematodes of the superfamily METASTRONGYLOIDEA. Two species, ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS and A. vasorum, infest the lungs of rats and dogs, respectively. A. cantonensis is transmissible to man where it causes frequently fatal infection of the central nervous system.

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Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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infection: coordinate with STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS; coordinate with specific helminth terms (ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, etc.) if pertinent

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History Note

91(81); was see under METASTRONGYLOIDEA 1981-90

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  • Metastrongyloidea (1966-1980)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Angiostrongylus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000801. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000801
  2. Angiostrongylus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angiostrongylus
  3. Angiostrongylus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2279348